Vaigai River
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The Vaigai River is a river that starts flowing from Varusanadu Hills, Periyar plateau of the Western Ghats range. This river flows east towards Tamil Nadu. The Vaigai river produces the Vattaparai Falls. The city of Madurai lies on the banks of this river. The river empties into the Palk strait in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu.
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Vaigai River | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Varusanadu Hills |
- location | Tamil Nadu, India |
Mouth | |
- location | Palk Bay, India |
- elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 258 km (160 mi) |
Discharge | |
- average | 36 m3/s (1,300 cu ft/s) |
Discharge | |
- location | Peranai[1] |
- average | 28.8 m3/s (1,020 cu ft/s) |
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